{"id":147863,"date":"2023-06-26T16:08:43","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T12:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forbes.ge\/?p=147863"},"modified":"2023-06-26T16:12:04","modified_gmt":"2023-06-26T12:12:04","slug":"the-ai-revolution-our-immortality-or-extinction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.forbes.ge\/en\/the-ai-revolution-our-immortality-or-extinction\/","title":{"rendered":"The AI Revolution: Our Immortality or Extinction?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Snarky and slightly disturbing journey through the realm of AI, where immortality and extinction collide in a dystopian (or utopian?) debate.<\/span><\/p>\n

Disclaimer: no robots were harmed (or used) in the making of this piece (<\/span><\/i>check here<\/span><\/i><\/a>).<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

What We\u2019ll Be Covering<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  1. The AI Renaissance: A Brief History of Time<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
  2. The Miracles of AI: A Shot at Immortality?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
  3. The Dark Side of AI: A Prelude to Extinction?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Regulatory Measures: The Middle Ground?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n
  5. So, What on Earth Does This All Mean?<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Let\u2019s play a game: it’s called ‘Immortality or Extinction?’\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Here’s the deal: we’ve created an unholy brew called Artificial Intelligence (AI). It promises to revolutionize our world, either leading us to a future of immortality or, oh, I don’t know, outright extinction.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Charming, isn\u2019t it?<\/span><\/p>\n

    AI is changing the game on a scale that could make the Industrial Revolution look like a dress rehearsal for a school play. Remember when the electricity went from being a curiosity to a life-altering force that permeated every aspect of our lives?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    AI is the new electricity, with the potential to redefine what it means to be human.<\/span><\/p>\n

    But, as they say – with great power comes…well, a lot of confusion actually.<\/span>
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    So, let\u2019s get up close and personal with this new digital beast, and ask the million-dollar question – is AI our golden ticket to living forever or the express train to the end of humanity?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Oh, the drama!<\/span><\/p>\n

    The AI Renaissance: A Brief History of Time<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    Before we delve into the future, let’s rewind a bit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Picture the scene: a vast landscape filled with the hustle of the Agricultural Revolution.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Now, fast-forward through time to the buzzing cities of the Industrial Revolution.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Okay, got that? Good. Now, smash them together, sprinkle in some quantum computing and Big Data, and you’ve got the AI revolution.<\/span><\/p>\n

    This isn’t just about Siri ordering pizza for you anymore.<\/span><\/p>\n

    No, we’re talking a total overhaul of life as we know it, one line of code at a time.<\/span><\/p>\n

    AI in its simplest form, is all about making machines think like us – full of nuance, creativity, and occasionally, just a sprinkle of insanity.<\/span><\/p>\n

    The concept itself isn’t new, and certainly not the invention of some geeky kid in a garage. The term AI was coined in 1956 by John McCarthy (one of the “founding fathers” of artificial intelligence), a man obviously in love with the future. He and his merry band of visionaries dreamt of machines mimicking human intelligence.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    But, well, a reality proved a bit trickier than they thought.<\/span><\/p>\n

    The AI world went through a series of “AI winters,” a time when optimism about AI froze over due to underwhelming results. But like any good drama series, AI bounced back in the 1990s, thanks to advancements in Machine Learning.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    That’s the art of teaching computers to learn from experience, kind of like a digital “Circle of Life.”<\/span><\/p>\n

    Fast forward to the 2010s, and enter Deep Learning – the cool kid on the AI block. This technique models artificial neurons in layers to create an “artificial neural network” that can learn and make intelligent decisions on its own.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Over the past 5 years, we’ve observed the blossoming of AI from its cute infancy to its rebellious teenage years. Enter GPT-4, the brainchild of OpenAI.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Ai isn\u2019t joking around anymore; it’s here to either rocket us toward unimaginable advancements or plunge us into a void of irrelevance.<\/span><\/p>\n

    So here we are, at the cusp of the greatest revolution in human history.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

    Stay with me, it’s going to get messy.<\/span><\/p>\n

    The Miracles of AI: A Shot at Immortality?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    Like Aladdin rubbing his lamp, humanity has been vigorously polishing this AI “genie in a bottle,” and boy, is it starting to grant some astonishing wishes.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Picture your mind, your consciousness, being uploaded onto a digital platform, where you could live forever. No diseases, no aging, just an endless existence in the realm of ones and zeros. <\/span>
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    \n<\/span>What?! Is this really possible?!<\/span><\/p>\n

    Absolutely, no idea.<\/span><\/p>\n

    BUT here are the wishes it\u2019s already or almost granting us.<\/span>
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    Just stroll into the field of healthcare. AI can already <\/span>detect diseases with unprecedented precision<\/span><\/a>, from the big C (that’s cancer for the uninitiated) to neurodegenerative conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Then there’s the field of drug discovery. With AI, you can forget about your traditional ‘lab rats’ and ‘test tubes’ approach. AI is flipping the script, promising to <\/span>accelerate the time it takes to bring new drugs to the market<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Is it so outrageous to think we might see cures for previously “incurable” diseases in our lifetimes? Or that we could drastically extend our lives?<\/span><\/p>\n

    Some scientists believe we could use AI to <\/span>understand human biology at such a microscopic level that we could slow down, stop, or even reverse aging<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Thanks to AI, immortality could be more than just a plotline in a sci-fi movie. If that doesn’t get you excited (or terrified), I don’t know what will.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Okay, healthcare is on fire. What about the other industries?<\/span><\/p>\n